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NEC Electronics' Low-Cost, Single-Chip MPEG Decoder Integrated Into DIRECTV's Entry-Level Set-Top Box Platform

NEC announced that their MPEG decoder chip for digital set-top boxes (STBs), the µPD61128, has been integrated into an entry-level STB receiver from DIRECTV.  >>  

Spansion Ships Industry's First 65 nm 3-Volt MirrorBit(R) NOR Solution For Consumer and Industrial Applications

Spansion announced that 65 nanometer (nm) 3-volt 512 megabit (Mb) and 1 gigabit (Gb) high density MirrorBit(R) NOR solutions are now in production.  >>  

Complete SCART Solution Dramatically Reduces Power Consumption in Set-Top Boxes and A/V Receivers

Maxim introduces the MAX9597, the industry's integrated, +3.3V SCART solution for set-top boxes and A/V receivers that have one SCART connector. Designed to enable greener consumer...  >>  

3.3V, HD Video Filter Amplifiers Save Power in Set-Top Boxes and Portable Equipment

Maxim introduces the MAX9652/MAX9653/MAX9654 triple-channel, high-definition (HD) video-filter amplifiers, solutions for set-top boxes, A/V receivers, and portable equipment with HD outputs.  >>  

Zoran Announces SupraXD 170 & SupraXD 180 Processors Supporting A Broad Range of Video Formats In Set-Top Boxes

Zoran Corporation has announced its new SupraXD 170 and SupraXD 180 families of highly integrated processors for advanced global set-top boxes support extended decoding for a broad range of video...  >>  

SIGMA INTRODUCES HIGH PERFORMANCE MEDIA PROCESSOR FOR FEATURE-RICH CONSUMER DEVICES

Sigma Designs has announced the availability of its new SMP8644 media processor system-on-chip (SoC), designed for feature-rich consumer products including next generation IPTV set-top boxes, IP...  >>  

RFMD(R) Releases High-Performance GaAs pHEMT LNA for Cable Set-Top Box and Digital TV Tuner Applications

RF Micro Devices has announced the release of the CXE-1089Z GaAs pHEMT LNA for use in cable set-top box and digital television (DTV) applications.  >>  

Cypress's CYRF6936 2.4-GHz Wireless Solution Unleashes Savant's Innovative Remote Controls From Line-Of-Sight Dependency

Cypress Semiconductor announced that Savant Systems, has selected Cypress's CYRF6936 proprietary 2.4-GHz wireless solution for its ROSIE RF remote controls.  >>  

Magnum Semiconductor Dual-Channel Recorders Deliver Advanced PVR Features To 3 ½ Million Set-Top Boxes

Magnum Semiconductor has announced that more than 3½ million set-top boxes have shipped to date using Magnum's dual-channel encoder ICs.  >>  

ANADIGICS' DOCSIS 3.0 Amplifier Featured In Sigma Designs' Reference Design For IP-Cable Set-Top Box

ANADIGICS, has announced that its ARA2017 programmable gain amplifier, optimized for DOCSIS 3.0 cable modem applications, is featured in Sigma Designs’ new multi-channel, multi-standard,...  >>  

Gennum Delivers HDMI over Cat-X Cables Utilizing Popular ActiveConnect Solutions

Gennum Corporation ActiveConnect product family now supports low-cost Category 5 enhanced (Cat 5e) and Category 6 (Cat 6) cables, featuring HDMI 1.3 support, delivering high rate multimedia...  >>  

TI introduces lowest power video amplifiers for component and composite SDTV in consumer applications

Texas Instruments has introduced a flexible four-channel video buffer with low power consumption and so achieve ENERGY STAR compliance in set-top boxes and personal and digital video recorders.  >>  

STMicroelectronics Introduces Silicon Tuner and Single-Channel DVB-S2 Demodulator to Enable Cost Effective HDTV Satellite Consumer Equipment

STMicroelectronics announced it is bolstering its leadership in DVB-S2 digital satellite broadcast solutions with the launch of a new STB ‘front-end’ chipset for digital satellite...  >>  

STMicroelectronics Boosts Performance and Value for High-Definition Set-Top Boxes, with Next-Generation Decoder IC

STMicroelectronics is sampling the STi7105 high-definition video decoder, with enhancements for higher performance, lower power, and lower bill of materials costs in set-top boxes and home media...  >>  

STMicroelectronics Improves System Clock Distribution with Low-Power ICs Supporting Per-Channel Enable Controls

STMicroelectronics providers of analog and mixed-signal ICs, announced the first six devices in a series of clock-distribution ICs, which are the first in the market to provide per-channel...  >>  

Broadcom Announces Leading Single-Chip Cable Set-Top Box Digital-to-Analog Adapter Solution

Broadcom Corporation has announced a new digital-to-analog (DTA) system-on-a-chip (SoC) solution that enables cable set-top box (STB) OEMs to provide cable operators with a cost effective device...  >>  

NEC Electronics Introduces Cost-Effective EMMA SoCs with Built-In Support for Next-Generation H.264 Video Compression Standard

NEC Electronics introduced two new image-processing solutions based on NEC Electronics' enhanced multimedia architecture (EMMA) platform. The new EMMA3SL/HD and EMMA3SL/SD devices enable users...  >>  

NXP First To Deliver NorDig-compliant System-Level STB Solution

NXP Semiconductors has announced that its STB100 T21 reference board is the first full digital terrestrial system-level solution to have passed the NorDig 1.0.3 verification test process. The...  >>  

Silicon Laboratories Introduces Industry's Smallest Multi-Standard Digital Video Demodulator

Silicon Laboratories announced the Si2161 and Si2165 digital video demodulators, small, low power and high performance demodulator solutions to support DVB-T, DVB-C and fixed reception DVB-H in a...  >>  

Broadcom Delivers the Industry's Most Advanced Real-Time, High Definition Video/Audio Encoder/Transcoder Single-Chip Solution

Broadcom Corporation has announced the industry's most advanced 65 nanometer (nm) real-time, high definition (HD) encoder/transcoder solution. The new single- chip transcoder enables a wide...  >>  

Broadcom's Satellite System-On-A-Chip Provides the Highest Level of System Integration for Low Cost, High Definition Satellite Set-Top Boxes

Broadcom Corporation has announced a new single-channel, multi-format high definition (HD) satellite receiver chip that enables manufacturers to develop low cost satellite set-top boxes (STBs). The...  >>  

MaxLinear's DVB-T Silicon Tuner chosen for new TechniSat Hybrid IPTV/DVB-T Set-Top Box

MaxLinear, Inc., a fabless semiconductor IC company at the forefront of developing CMOS based broadband radio frequency (RF) ICs for consumer markets, has announced the MxL5007, a TV tuner IC that...  >>  

Broadcom Announces Industry's Most Advanced 65 Nanometer Solution for Next Generation Cable, Satellite and IP Set-Top Boxes

Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM), a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced the industry's most advanced system-on-a-chip (SoC) solution for...  >>  

Fujitsu Introduces New H.264 Transcoder, Based on Industry-Leading Video Compression Technology

Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) today extended its family of high-performance H.264-compliant ICs, announcing a new transcoder designed to compress full high definition (1920 x 1080)...  >>